Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-20


Abosl noea on Bundzg lie sherfa
iaeeived E nsa4es Stating Inst ihssa
sas sronbis e ecma ksnd a aprine-
brook. Tke Enfaamnflou BE thsn ~
saisad wss e iha sGssi tkal ne men
had Sio1sd anf taken possessi1n q ths
aawnill end o@hsE properly bsloneiuR
- the Eprsnakroak Lugnhaf osmp6nT.
sid had locked up hhe KempslaE 6Eo1k-
ess and the enokkeepsKm He cmIif6
0srsiatis C4idueii aud Deenty EtsrfE
5aasse Miss and fhe lhfee sE1Ilo1 yell
a<EHGa for t1e aoeua 81 acttoN. They
sztEe6 there atout 30 oioloek 10 fhe
afteFnDo1 ard fonud The ussn saenn-
BID brt Qaie1 and penc8nhIe. The
two ctD4hes1 Aempstes were in1knd ~
9fth the taoAkecpoEs, bat they we're
lacked 10 frnm tie Inaide, ard not from
Ne outside. On iraulrF e uzs aeosF-
tasaed fhas tha mea lad beGn promised
their cay nn TIE 1Ssh, sud ha1 been Sat
a. 90 cko exaaaa OF another from day
= day. The men aonpiafued, 500, tkat
thss b . uos LAD enouQh 70 ssE q tie
esmeany's boaf6ira hose. The drm
claimed thai By accident the hank
closed Too 6aeiF sar them on Saturday,
md tneg had bEsu unable 10 Ret the
Eponey, bat weaid hays u ., The nai1
on MosDt1. aUnz.
This did not contsu4 he men, @ho
believed tha kenpslCrs had the money
city yesterday. and einfmed that the
men bad besu neasiy 81 paid np. and
showed 10 3 reporter q pay roll which
- ssaf..,na .Issu = .~~,.....- szssar..ar.a -
bow the aceoanfa with the men stc0d.
The pay credited 70 nearly al Ehe men
was az tha rate Of $l.15 per dag and
board. "a every case there WA q
contra ancenut against tbs men for
Something furnished during she month,
which M. ksmpsteK stated consisted Of
money and stoE8 goods. He eaid thar
wexa doing e large business and we're
establishing an industry thal was 10 he
az great benefit TO Seattle.
Constable Caldwell on hts return lass
right said that al the uan applied for
was ihe moneY due them and enough
% eat 81 the boarding house. He said
tAal Sunday wa the FIRST day the men
had had meat for dge days and that
then they only get about eight pounds
among tweuty-siaht men and SIX child
rem. As for himself ell be could ind
for gappoF on Hunday tight a. the
boarding house YES Two appies and
those ha had 10 steel, aud all be could
Get for bEeakfaat yesterday morning
vas q cup Of watched coffee without
milk OF sugar and q small pieoe Of q
hiseuii. He said the men claimed that
there was over ave handred dollars due
them. He added that fresh men were
asna out there nearly every day and
tnat hiie be vas there Yesterday. Reed
the employment agent, had teleafaphed
over that Re had ENGAGED and vas about
to send oVox fifteen Ifalians. Some Of
the men who could not get thieF moneY
o. anything else, bad yesterday, be
said, taken COS she
vkLuR o. xHnm ACCOUNTS NJ soar
And left ths place. 0shsFs had lee 10
despair.
sheriff Coahrane said The men were q
rough oinss not at ell adapted 10 the
kind Of employment they Wsre puf 80
add be WAS surprised 70 zoe them theRs.
He understood that the men were con-
stautlv changing. He was waiting IN
sis Office 70 know what vas 50 Be done
In the matter. Mr.. kempstef bad
promised 30 Ret warrants Gus Tor the
aNhCAt " SIG &st&A ALL &c Nae o4tssA4
for them. This was about 3 o'clock
and be said be vas going 70 leave d.
reotly and unless warrants we're placed
ID his hands be would withdraw Deputy
Sheriff Miles 90 he had already with
drawn Constable Caldwell.
The promise 90 pay The men yesterday
vas not fuidiled, bat another promise
vas mads - pay today and o promise
was also made 20 send cut provisions By
lass evenings train.